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Title: TDP2 suppresses chromosomal translocations induced by DNA topoisomerase II during gene transcription
Authors: Gomez-Herreros, F
Zagnoli-Vieira, G
Ntai, I
Martínez Macías, MI
Herrero-Ruíz, A
Anderson, RM
Caldecott, K
Keywords: cancer genomics;chromosomes;DNA damage and repair
Issue Date: 10-Aug-2017
Citation: Gómez-Herreros, F., Zagnoli-Vieira, G., Ntai, I., Martínez-Macías, M.I., Anderson, R.M., Herrero-Ruíz, A. and Caldecott, K.W. (2017) 'TDP2 suppresses chromosomal translocations induced by DNA topoisomerase II during gene transcription', Nature Communications, 8, 233, pp. 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00307-y.
Abstract: © The Author(s) 2017. DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) induced by abortive topoisomerase II (TOP2) activity are a potential source of genome instability and chromosome translocation. TOP2-induced DNA double-strand breaks are rejoined in part by tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 2 (TDP2)-dependent non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ), but whether this process suppresses or promotes TOP2-induced translocations is unclear. Here, we show that TDP2 rejoins DSBs induced during transcription-dependent TOP2 activity in breast cancer cells and at the translocation ‘hotspot’, MLL. Moreover, we find that TDP2 suppresses chromosome rearrangements induced by TOP2 and reduces TOP2-induced chromosome translocations that arise during gene transcription. Interestingly, however, we implicate TDP2-dependent NHEJ in the formation of a rare subclass of translocations associated previously with therapy-related leukemia and characterized by junction sequences with 4-bp of perfect homology. Collectively, these data highlight the threat posed by TOP2-induced DSBs during transcription and demonstrate the importance of TDP2-dependent non-homologous end-joining in protecting both gene transcription and genome stability.
URI: https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/15019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00307-y
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